Lisa and I met and started dating in March of 1985. We have been married for 35 years. We are both cradle Catholics and active in our...

On July 26 the Church celebrates the feast of Sts. Anne and Joachim, parents of Our Lady, and the fourth Sunday of July is therefore known..

We believe that sex needs to be talked about more in the Catholic Church so that fewer couples feel alone on their journey. To open up...

The side effects from medications and then feeling like an experiment at times would just become too much. I remember crying when an...

If receiving the news that a friend or family member is pregnant has been a particularly difficult part of your infertility journey, then...

I don’t know where else to go but Calvary. The place where redemptive suffering consumes every broken heart that God has ever and will ...

do not get lost in the wait for the next painful part of your infertility journey. Take a deep breath, pray, and let yourself be loved...

"I do find that there is a lot of guilt associated with my experience of secondary infertility. I feel guilty when talking with those..."

If you and your spouse have recently decided to grow your family, congratulations! What an exciting time in your marriage! We know that...

If you are reading this blog post, the chances are you’re struggling with this very issue. Most people, like Olivia and William, find...

...what about “marriage and conflict”? I haven’t heard a song that does the topic justice. We don’t see the fights between Prince Charming..

The strain of infertility on marriages is a common theme you’ll find in infertility resources. We’ve been lucky – or blessed, I suppose,...

"The fruit harvested is not like anything we would have imagined. During the harsh seasons in our infertility journey, the fruit from..."

SPICE is an acronym commonly talked about within the Creighton Model System that helps couples to build and strengthen their marriages...

Some days are harder than others – the days when the hope in your heart sinks to a whisper in quiet hushed tones.

There is an even more insidious spiritual battle that occurs during these difficult struggles. Many of our emotional and spiritual suffering

In this Year of St. Joseph and as we approach the Solemnity of St. Joseph, the Fruitful Hollow team have been thinking about holy husbands a